Soviet-Vietnam Relations and the Role of China 1949-64 - Changing Alliances

Informationen zum Autor Mari Olsen is a Senior Advisor in the Security Policy Department of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. Her main research interests include Soviet foreign policy toward Vietnam and China, the role of ideology in foreign policy, and contemporary Russian foreign policy. Klappentext Using previously unseen Russian archive material, this book analyzes how the Soviet leadership evaluated developments in Soviet-Vietnamese relations in the years from 1949 to 1964. It focuses on how Soviet leaders perceived China's role in Vietnam relative to the Soviet role, and shows how these perceptions influenced the Soviet-Vietnamese relationship. Zusammenfassung Using previously unseen Russian archive material, this book analyzes how the Soviet leadership evaluated developments in Soviet-Vietnamese relations in the years from 1949 to 1964. It focuses on how Soviet leaders perceived China’s role in Vietnam relative to the Soviet role, and shows how these perceptions influenced the Soviet-Vietnamese relationship. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Choosing Sides. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the World, 1945-1949 2. Setting the Stage: The Soviet Union, China and the First Indochina War, 1949-1953 Chapter 3. The End of the War and the Geneva Conference, 1953-1954 4. Together for Communism? Sino-Soviet Cooperation and the Rebuilding of North Vietnam, 1954-1957 5. Reunification by Revolution? The Soviet and Chinese Role in Vietnamese Reunification Plans, 1957-1961 6. The Fight over Laos, 1961-1962 7. From Disinterest to Active Support, 1962-1965 Appendices

Product details

• Authors: Mari Olsen, Mari (Security Policy Department Olsen, Olsen Mari
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.12.2005
• EAN: 9780415384742
• ISBN: 978-0-415-38474-2
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Cold War History; Cass Series--Cold War History,; Cold War History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; History, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations